Game #2481
Aston Villa
11-5-17, 27 PTS
Saturday, 15 March 1958


Lost
16th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Portsmouth
10-6-16, 26 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 23,164
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
Portsmouth
1-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 March 1958
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Alex Govan
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 1-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 March 1958
Portsmouth luck in to the three points at Fratton Park.
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the first time in three after successive wins to make it eleven wins, five draws and seventeen defeats in thirty three division one games.
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Portsmouth


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #221 |
Saturday, 15 March 1958
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🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Alf Bond | 🏴 | London
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Bond | 🏴 | London, 1953-1958
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the third successive game for the first time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.83 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.16 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | 17.09 |
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |

Portsmouth
GK Norman Uprichard | 🇬🇧 |
D Phil Gunter | 🏴 |
D Tommy McGhee | 🏴 |
CB Alec Wilson | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Dickinson | 🏴 |
W Peter Harris | 🏴 |
M John Phillips | 🏴 |
W Sid McClellan | 🏴 |
W Alex Govan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Johnny Gordon | 🏴 |
F Derek Weddle | 🏴 |
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS

Portsmouth XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton

